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Copper

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having the symbol Cu and atomic number 29; a reddish metal that is very malleable and ductile. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 15,874 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300011020

Broader Terms used

<copper and copper alloy>

Term used for

Cu

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Emesa
Mint: Homs
Mint: Hims

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Da'ud b. Sulayman
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: Kurzuwan
Ruler: Jalal al-Din Mangubarni (1220-31) (Struck in the rule of)

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sha‘aban II (1363-76)
Mint: Tarabulus
Mint: Tripoli

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Al-Ruha
Mint: Edessa

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Najm al-Din Ghazi I (1239-61)
Mint: Maridin
Mint: Mardin

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mansur I (961-76)
Mint: Bukhara

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ali b. al-Hasan
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Fas

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tanja
Mint: Tangiers

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-‘Adil Abu Bakr I (1196-1218)
Mint: Harran

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5 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sha‘aban II (1363-76)
Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

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Manghir

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mehmet II (1444-45, 1451-81)
Mint: Bursa

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Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Ruler: Muhammad Bey (1856-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Fas

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40 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Ruler: Muhammad Bey (1856-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

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4 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sidi Muhammad IV (1859-73) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Fas

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Najm al-Din Ghazi I (1239-61)
Mint: Maridin
Mint: Mardin

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Place of use: Middle East

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Husayn (1459-60, 1461-64, 1469-1506)
Mint: Kabul

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Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Bahramshah (1117-57)
Mint: Ghazna (Inferred)

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